Mall and restaurant owners will have to ensure visitors go to these places in a staggered manner; moreover, basic precautions such as hand hygiene, physical distancing and wearing of masks will be ensured by mall and restaurant authorities

Unlock Phase 1.0: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said religious places in the state can open from Monday, but no mass activities will be allowed there in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country

According to the protocol, a symptomatic COVID-19 patient with severe pneumonia with a respiratory rate of 30 breath per minute and Spo2 level of less than 90 per cent should be considered for shifting to an ICU

Other countries which are ahead of India are the United States (US) with over 19.06 lakh cases, Brazil with over 6.15 lakh cases, Russia with more than 4.58 lakh cases and the United Kingdom (UK) with nearly 2.86 positive cases

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